3/7/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Public open house Wednesday will provide information about I-84, Broadway Avenue Interchange replacement
BOISE – A public open house will be held Wednesday (March 13) from 4 p.m.–6 p.m. at the Shilo Inn Suites (4111 Broadway Ave., Boise, ID 83705) as the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) prepares to replace the Broadway Avenue Interchange over Interstate 84 in Boise. During the open house, ITD will present preliminary design plans for the new Broadway Avenue Interchange, gather comments and answer questions.
A new Single-Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) will be built at Broadway Avenue starting in early 2014. This interchange design offers efficiency by using one signal in the middle of the interchange and improves traffic flow and movement of vehicles. A similar interchange was built at Vista Avenue in Boise several years ago.
The railroad bridges between the Broadway and Gowen interchanges will be replaced to make room for new lanes on I-84. Curb, gutter, sidewalks and bicycle lanes will be added on the Broadway interchange.
ITD and the city of Boise are working together to determine landscaping, lighting and other aesthetic features for the interchanges.
Click here for video and an interview with Amy Schroeder, ITD’s GARVEE Program Manager.
The current interchange was built in 1969 when approximately 8,850 vehicles traveled on I-84 near Broadway Avenue. Today, 70,000 vehicles travel over, under and on and off the Broadway Interchange each day. The new interchange design will improve traffic flow and the movement of vehicles on and off of I-84.
The replacement of the Broadway Avenue Interchange and the railroad bridges east of the interchange will cost approximately $53 million. The new interchange is expected to serve traffic needs through at least 2035. Plans are also under way to replace the interchanges at Meridian Road and Gowen Road and add a third lane on I-84 between Broadway and Gowen.